Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CVE-2012-5618

High

9.8/10

Summary

Ushahidi before 2.6.1 has insufficient entropy for forgot-password tokens.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

The software contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.

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Advisory Timeline

Published Feb 04, 2020